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Arnold’s Rhode Island Vital Records through 1850

Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series: Births, Marriages and Deaths is a series of 21 volumes compiled by James N. Arnold.  These books were published prior to 1923 and are no longer under copyright.

The volumes have been digitized and I have managed to find all of them  available for free on the internet.  Some of the copies are poor quality, however, they may be better than nothing if you are far from a library that holds these.

Place Name Index – Arnold

Here are the volumes ready to download – they will open to the pdf book picture and that should be clicked for downloading.  IF you have the new version of the Firefox browser, the pdf may try to preview within the browser – something that is slow and faulty.  To change that setting and open all pdf’s in Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to TOOLS – OPTIONS – scroll down to Portable Document Format and use the pull down to choose Acrobat Reader.

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.1

Volume 1 contains:

• COVENTRY  Births and deaths
• COVENTRY  Marriages
• EAST GREENWICH  Births and deaths
• EAST GREENWICH  Marriages
• WARWICK  Births and deaths
• WARWICK  Marriages
• WEST GREENWICH  Births and deaths
• WEST GREENWICH  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.2

Volume 2 contains:

• CRANSTON  Births and deaths
• CRANSTON  Marriages
• JOHNSTON  Births and deaths
• JOHNSTON  Marriages
• NORTH PROVIDENCE Marriages
• NORTH PROVIDENCE Births and Deaths
• PROVIDENCE  Births
• PROVIDENCE  Deaths
• PROVIDENCE  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.3

Volume 3 contains:

• BURRILVILLE  Births and deaths
• BURRILLVILLE Marriages
• CUMBERLAND  Births and deaths
• CUMBERLAND  Marriages
• FOSTER  Marriages
• FOSTER  Births and deaths
• GLOCESTER  Births and deaths
• GLOCESTER  Marriages
• SCITUATE  Births and deaths
• SCITUATE Marriages
• SMITHFIELD  Births and Deaths
• SMITHFIELD  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.4

Volume 4 contains:

• JAMESTOWN  Births and deaths
• JAMESTOWN  Marriages
• LITTLE COMPTON  Births and deaths
• LITTLE COMPTON  Marriages
• MIDDLETOWN  Births and deaths
• MIDDLETOWN  Marriages
• NEW SHOREHAM  Births and deaths
• NEW SHOREHAM  Marriages
• NEWPORT  Births and deaths
• NEWPORT  Marriages
• PORTSMOUTH  Births and deaths
• PORTSMOUTH  Marriages
• TIVERTON  Births and deaths
• TIVERTON  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.5

Volume 5 contains:

• CHARLESTOWN  Births and deaths
• CHARLESTOWN  Marriages
• EXETER  Births and deaths
• EXETER  Marriages
• HOPKINTON  Births and deaths
• HOPKINTON  Marriages
• NORTH KINGSTOWN  Births and deaths
• NORTH KINGSTOWN  Marriages
• RICHMOND  Births and deaths
• RICHMOND  Marriages
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Births
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Deaths
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Marriages
• WESTERLY  Births and deaths
• WESTERLY  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.6

Volume 6 contains:

• BARRINGTON  Births and deaths
• BARRINGTON  Marriages
• BRISTOL  Births
• BRISTOL  Deaths
• BRISTOL  Marriages
• WARREN  Births
• WARREN  Deaths
• WARREN  Marriages

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.7

Volume 7 contains:

• KINGSTOWN  Kings Towne Friends, p. 202
• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. p. 330
• NARRAGANSETT  Narragansett friends, p. 131
• RHODE ISLAND FRIENDS records, p. 1
• SMITHFIELD  Smithfield Friends, p. 160
• SWANSEE  Swansey Friends record p. 277

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.8

Volume 8 contains:

• BARRINGTON  Congregational Church records, p. 69
• BRISTOL  Baptist Church records, p. 515
• BRISTOL  Congregational Church records, p. 239
• BRISTOL  Episcopal Church records, p. 145
• BRISTOL  Methodist Church records, p. 565
• BRISTOL  Dr. Shepard’s record of deaths, 1834-1857, p. 481
• LITTLE COMPTON  Congregational Church records, p. 1
• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.  p. 1, 270
• NEWPORT  First Congregational Church records, p. 400
• NEWPORT  Second Congregational Church records, p. 439
• NORTH KINGSTOWN  Baptist Church records, p. 598
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Baptist Church records, p. 616
• TIVERTON  Baptist Church record, p. 495
• TIVERTON  Congregational Church records, p. 49
• WAKEFIELD  Records of the Church of the Ascension, p. 577
• WARREN  Baptist Church records, p. 521
• WARREN  Episcopal Church records, p. 95
• WARREN  Methodist Church records, p. 559

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.9

Volume 9 contains:

• PAWTUCKET  Births, p. 371
• PAWTUCKET  Births, p. 371
• PAWTUCKET  Deaths, p. 421
• PAWTUCKET  Newman Congregational Church records, p. 459
• PAWTUCKET  Marriages and intentions, p. 297
• SEEKONK  Births, p. 189
• SEEKONK  Deaths, p. 247
• SEEKONK  Marriages and Intentions, p. 1
• SEEKONK  Newman Congregational Church records, p. 459

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.10

Volume 10 contains:

• BARRINGTON  First Congregational Church records, 1728-1740, p. 231
• COVENTRY  Maple Root Baptist Church record, p.  245
• CRANSTON  Marriages performed by Rev. Otis W. Potter, 1833-1852, p. 299
• EAST GREENWICH  Baptist Church records, p. 291
• EAST PROVIDENCE  Baptist Church records, p. 117
• EXETER  Baptist Church records, p. 399
• HOPKINTON  First Sabbatarian Church to 1785. p. 93
• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.  p. 299, 305, 310
• NARRAGANSETT  St. Paul’s Church records, 1718-1075, p. 333
• NEWPORT  Trinity Church records, p. 427
• PAWTUCKET  Births, p. 61
• PAWTUCKET  Marriages and intentions p. 1, 43
• PAWTUCKET  Marriages performed by Rev. David Benedict, p. 310
• PROVIDENCE  Congregational Church, west side, records, p. 197
• PROVIDENCE  First Congregational Church records, p. 155
• PROVIDENCE  King Church (now St. John’s) records, p. 135
• PROVIDENCE  Westminster Congregational Church records, p. 185
• RICHMOND  Marriages performed by Edward Perry-Justice of Peace, p. 305
• SMITHFIELD  Second Freewill Baptist Church records, p. 297
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Narragansett Baptist Church records, p. 545
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Queen’s River Baptist Church records, p. 387
• WEST GREENWICH  West Greenwich and Exeter Union Church, Baptist, p. 279
• WESTPORT  Record of Friend3 Births and Deaths, p. 75
• WESTPORT  Record of Friends Marriages, p. 63
• WICKFORD  First Baptist Church records, p. 553

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.11

Volume 11 contains:

• CROSS MILLS  First Baptist Church records, p. 261
• EAST GREENWICH  Baptist Church records, p. 437
• EAST GREENWICH  Methodist-Episcopal Church records, p. 457
• EAST GREENWICH  St. Lake’s Church records, p. 517
• HOPKINTON  Rookville Seventh Day Baptist Church records, p. 373
• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. p. 339
• NEWPORT  Sabbatarian Baptist Church records, p. 297
• NORTH KINGSTOWN  Quidnessett Baptist Church records, p. 419
• NORTH KINGSTOWN  Marriages performed by Joshua Babcock, Justice, p, 339
• RICHMOND  First General Baptist Church records, p. 387
• RICHMOND  Second Baptist Church records, p. 239
• SOUTH KINGSTOWN  Second Baptist Church records, p. 265
• STONINGTON  Pawcatuck Congregational Church records, p. 347
• WESTERLY  Christ Church records, p. 1
• WESTERLY  First Baptist Church records, p. 205
• WESTERLY  First Christian Church records, p. 309
• WESTERLY  Grace Church marriages, p, 145
• WESTERLY  Pawcatuck Congregational Church records, p. 347
• WESTERLY  Pawcatuck Sabbatarian Baptist Church records, p. 273

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.12

Volume 12 contains:

• COVENTRY  “Cowell’s Spirit of 76″, Index to, p. 91
• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. p. 1, 73
• NEWPORT  Herald, Deaths, p. 81
• NEWPORT  Marriages, p. 73
• NEWPORT  Mercury, Deaths, p. 37
• NEWPORT  Marriages, p. 1
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Journal  Deaths, 1820-1829. A-R, p. 397

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.13

Volume 13 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Journal  Deaths, 1820-1829. S-Z, p. 21

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.14

Volume 14 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Gazette Deaths, K-Z,  p. 21
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Gazette Marriages, A-C, p. 457

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.15

Volume 15 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Gazette Marriages, D-Z, p. 21
• PROVIDENCE  United States Chronicle Deaths, p. 467

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.16

Volume 16 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  American Journal Deaths, p. 133
• PROVIDENCE  American Journal Marriages, p. 140
• PROVIDENCE  Impartial Observer Deaths, p. 148
• PROVIDENCE  Impartial Observer Marriages, p. 151
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Journal Deaths, p. 155
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Journal  Marriages, p. 179
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Semi-weekly Journal, marriages 1820-1829, p. 201
• PROVIDENCE  United States Chronicle Marriages, p. 21

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.17

Volume 17 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Phoenix, Providence Patriot and Columbian Phenix. Marriages, A-R, p. 23

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.18

Volume 18 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Gazette Deaths, A- J, p. 101
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Phoenix, Providence Patriot and Columbian Phenix. Deaths, A-M  p. 209
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Phoenix, Providence Patriot and Columbian Phenix. Marriages,  S-Z, p. 23

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.19

Volume 19 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Providence Phoenix, Providence Patriot and Columbian Phenix. Deaths, M-Z, p. 23
• PROVIDENCE  Rhode Island American Marriages, A-G, p. 269

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.20

Volume 20 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Rhode Island American Deaths, A-B, p. 503
• PROVIDENCE  Rhode Island American Marriages,  H-Z, p. 21

Arnold Rhode Island VR v.21

Volume 21 contains:

• MARRIAGES, MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
• PROVIDENCE  Rhode Island American Deaths,  C-S, p. 21